
Cern, The European Laboratory For Particle Physics, Regularly Makes The News. What Kind Of Research Happens At This International Laboratory And How Does It Impact People's Daily Lives? Why Is The Discovery Of The Higgs Boson So Important? Particle Physics Describes All Matter Found On Earth, In Stars And All Galaxies But It Also Tries To Go Beyond What Is Known To Describe Dark Matter, A Form Of Matter Five Times More Prevalent Than The Known, Regular Matter. How Do We Know This Mysterious Dark Matter Exists And Is There A Chance It Will Be Discovered Soon? About Sixty Countries Contributed To The Construction Of The Gigantic Large Hadron Collider (lhc) At Cern And Its Immense Detectors. Dive In To Discover How International Teams Of Researchers Work Together To Push Scientific Knowledge Forward. Here Is A Book Written For Every Person Who Wishes To Learn A Little More About Particle Physics, Without Requiring Prior Scientific Knowledge. It Starts From The Basics To Build A Solid Understanding Of Current Research In Particle Physics. A Good Dose Of Curiosity Is All One Will Need To Discover A Whole World That Spans From The Infinitesimally Small And Stretches To The Infinitely Large, And Where Imminent Discoveries Could Mark The Dawn Of A Huge Revolution In The Current Conception Of The Material World.
This book investigates the fundamental questions of particle physics and the practical significance of research conducted at CERN. Pauline Gagnon, a senior research scientist at CERN, utilizes her extensive professional background to demystify complex physical concepts for a general audience. She presents a framework that connects the study of the infinitesimally small particles to the structure of the universe, arguing that these scientific pursuits are vital to our understanding of reality.
What You Will Find
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Experts and readers alike praise this text for its ability to translate high-level scientific research into accessible, engaging prose for the layperson. It is frequently cited as a foundational entry point for those seeking to understand the modern goals and collaborative nature of particle physics research.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191085995
ISBN-13:
9780191085994
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